In something like a console application, is it better, when asking the user if they want to retry, or add another object, etc., to accept which of the following: (after taking only the first letter ...

Is there any known preference for users between putting the "Close button" on the top right or top left of a window? Does it simply matter?
Mac users should be used to the top left and windows' ones ...

Many sites open a popup asking to register, or to fill in a survey, when they "detect" the user is leaving the website:
I think some are showing the popup after a certain amount of time, like 15/30 ...

I am using a modified version of the jQueryUI datepicker (http://jqueryui.com/datepicker/#buttonbar). My actual implementation can be viewed at http://jsfiddle.net/mmw834ms/12/embedded/result/.
Per ...

My dekstop application use a lot of .showdialog to open new form. Then it's necessary placing some method for the user who want close the popup form. I already using 'x' (close form, near minimize and ...

We use popovers quite a lot and, when you click away from them, they close. Do you think it's reasonable to expect that the majority of web users will know how to close it this way instead of adding a ...

I have a complex search form with some fields to fill out for a search over products.
Some of them are fake fields and open widgets (like the jquery UI datepicker widget etc).
I tweaked the standard ...

I started thinking today about where should I place the [x] button on web modals. Users usually look at the top-right side, but what happens with OS X users? I've been using Mac for the last 5 years ...

I am developing a cross-platform application with a custom border. The window interactions buttons (minimize/maximize/close) are in the top right, like Windows. However, when the application is run on ...

There is a link which when clicked displays images as an overlay (translucent black background, center aligned image). Clicking outside the image or pressing escape key closes the overlay. At present ...

If a window has both a Close button and an X on the upper right corner, should clicking each of these have the same behavior?
I am working with a vendor file transfer application. There is a windows ...

This has been discussed a few times on here for web implementations but never for a desktop application. Being we have a title bar/file menu/toolbar etc. what is the best practice for closing a window ...

I started working for a software company, and while using the software we produce, I noticed that the dialogue boxes that we pop-up aren't closed with the [ESC] button.
I'm assuming this would be the ...

I have a mobile website, which shows entries by a user. The entries' style is similar to that of twitter entries or facebook entries. So along with each entries, if the user had entered some comments, ...

For a popup window that requires the user to select one option only from a tree menu, should the selection of this option automatically close the popup?
I think this would break the fundamental rule ...

We're desigining an application for creating personalized photo books through a Flash-based interface. When the application first opens, we display a dialog encouraging the user to give their project ...